Study title

Tampere Praksis: Group Discussions on Success Stories in Social Work 2012-2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2845

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2845

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Tampere Praksis Project

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Järvinen, Ilpo (Tampere University of Applied Sciences)
• Pennanen, Suvi (Tampere University of Applied Sciences)

Abstract

The data contain the transcripts of four focus group discussions. The participants were staff members of a social welfare office for families with children in Tampere, Finland. In two discussions, the participants were social workers, in the third family workers and in the fourth open care workers.

Before the audio-recorded discussions took place, each focus group received examples of success stories in their work, written by the participants themselves, along with instructions for the discussions. The discussions were unstructured and only the focus group participants were present. In the discussions, the success stories were discussed, other successes were brought forward, and the participants also discussed what kind of thoughts and feelings about their work the stories had triggered. Discussion also covered what could be regarded as success in the social work with families with children.

Background information consists of the job title of the participant. The data were anonymised by the data collectors before archiving.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

child protection; children; families; social problems; social services; social workers

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Datasets of the Tampere Praksis Project

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Tampere Praksis Project

Data Producers

• Tampere Praksis Project

Collection Dates

2012-11-02 – 2013-01-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Group

Organization/Institution

Universe

Staff members of Tampere southern social welfare office for families with children

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The interviewees were selected in one social welfare office by the Tampere Praksis project.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face focus group

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Discussion guide

Data Files

4 transcripts of group interviews in RTF file format.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were anonymised by the data collector.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Tampere Praksis Project: Tampere Praksis: Group Discussions on Success Stories in Social Work 2012-2013 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-09-11). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2845

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Järvinen, Ilpo & Pennanen, Suvi. (2013) Työntekijöiden näkemyksiä onnistumisesta lastensuojelussa. Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu, Sosiaalialan koulutusohjelman opinnäytetyö.

Lindholm, Tiina (2015). Dialoginen kohtaaminen sosiaalityössä. Narratiivinen tutkimus sosiaalityöntekijöiden ryhmäkeskusteluista. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän avoin yliopisto. Sosiaalityön kandidaatintutkielma.

Huitula, E. (2016). Kun yhdessä oltiin ja yhdessä tehtiin. Asiakkaan rooli lastensuojelun työntekijöiden onnistumisien kokemuksissa. Kokkola: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Kokkolan yliopistokeskus Chydenius. Avoin yliopisto. Sosiaalityön kandidaatintutkielma.

Säisänen, Laura (2017). Asiakkaan ääni lastensuojelun avohuollon työntekijöiden puheessa. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopiston avoin yliopisto. Sosiaalityön kandidaatin tutkielma.

Erkkilä, Hanni (2019). Ihanteellinen työntekijä-asiakassuhde lastensuojelun sosiaalityöntekijöiden ryhmäkeskusteluiden valossa. Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Filosofinen tiedekunta. Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian osasto. Psykologian pro gradu -tutkielma. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20190087